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Promising results from NHS type 2 diabetes low calorie diet programme

https://doi.org/10.1136/dtb.2024.000062

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    Key points

    • Clinical trials have suggested that a low-calorie liquid replacement diet can aid weight loss and remission from type 2 diabetes.

    • The NHS type 2 diabetes path to remission is a 12-month programme that includes 12 weeks of total diet replacement alongside support and monitoring.

    • Analysis of results to date suggests that remission of type 2 diabetes is achievable outside a clinical research setting but remission rates are lower.

    A 12-month programme comprising a 12-week total diet replacement period followed by a food reintroduction period supported by coaching sessions can achieve remission of type 2 diabetes outside the clinical trial setting, although at lower rates.1

    Overview

    This prospective study evaluated implementation of NHS England’s type 2 diabetes path to remission programme.1 2 The authors analysed the effectiveness of the service in the first 7540 people aged 18–65 years who were referred to the programme between its …

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    • Contributors DTB Team.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.